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Nucleotide sequence conservation in paramyxoviruses; the concept of codon constellation Free

Abstract

The stability and conservation of the sequences of RNA viruses in the field and the high error rates measured are paradoxical. The field stability indicates that there are very strong selective constraints on sequence diversity. The nature of these constraints is discussed. Apart from constraints on variation in -acting RNA and the amino acid sequences of viral proteins, there are other ones relating to the presence of specific dinucleotides such CpG and UpA as well as the importance of RNA secondary structures and RNA degradation rates. Recent other constraints identified in other RNA viruses, such as effects of secondary RNA structure on protein folding or modification of cellular tRNA complements, are also discussed. Using the family , I show that the codon usage pattern (CUP) is (i) specific for each virus species and (ii) that it is markedly different from the host – it does not vary even in vaccine viruses that have been derived by passage in a number of inappropriate host cells. The CUP might thus be an additional constraint on variation, and I propose the concept of codon constellation to indicate the informational content of the sequences of RNA molecules relating not only to stability and structure but also to the efficiency of translation of a viral mRNA resulting from the CUP and the numbers and position of rare codons.

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Nucleotide sequence conservation in paramyxoviruses; the concept of codon constellation
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